Senior Recruiter

About Aalo Atomics

Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced microreactors. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future.

About the role
The Senior Recruiter will own full-cycle recruiting for a diverse portfolio of high-impact roles, ranging from specialized technical talent to executive-level leadership. Partnering closely with senior executives and hiring managers, this individual will attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent across engineering, manufacturing, operations, corporate, and leadership functions.

This role is ideal for an agile, strategic recruiting expert who excels in a fast-paced environment, balances high-volume demands with high-touch executive search, and wants to help scale recruiting infrastructure within a rapidly growing company.

What You'll Do

• Execute Full-Cycle & Executive Recruiting: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from intake through offer acceptance for a broad range of positions, including director, VP, and executive-level leadership.
• Strategic Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor to executives and hiring managers to develop tailored recruiting strategies, define profiles, and execute comprehensive hiring plans.
• Advanced Sourcing: Architect and execute sophisticated passive candidate sourcing strategies using professional networking platforms, market mapping, employee referrals, and advanced search methodologies.
• Broad-Spectrum Portfolio: Recruit for complex roles including: Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Software Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Commercial, Sales, and Corporate Leadership.
• Candidate Assessment & Experience: Conduct rigorous recruiter screens and provide hiring teams with high-quality, deeply vetted candidate recommendations while ensuring an exceptional, white-glove candidate experience.
• Process Infrastructure: Continuously drive operational efficiency by improving recruiting processes, interview consistency, candidate assessment tools, and employer branding.
• Program Support: Drive and support university recruiting, internship programs, and targeted hiring events as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a proven track record handling both high-volume technical pipelines and executive-level hires.
• Agile Adaptability: Proven ability to manage a high volume of complex requisitions and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities evolve quickly.
• Sourcing Expertise: Expert-level sourcing skills with a demonstrated ability to uncover hard-to-find, passive talent and map competitive talent markets.
• Industry Experience: Prior experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, energy, automotive, or other highly technical and fast-moving environments.
• Stakeholder Influence: Exceptional communication and executive stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing senior leadership through data, talent analytics, and market insights.
• Growth Mindset: Self-motivated, collaborative, and highly comfortable working in a scaling startup environment where infrastructure is built simultaneously with growth.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, hardware, aerospace, energy, semiconductor, robotics, or defense industries.
• Experience recruiting sales or commercial talent.
• Experience supporting university recruiting or internship programs.
  

Why Join Aalo?
You'll have the opportunity to help build one of the most important teams in advanced nuclear energy. Recruiting is a strategic function at Aalo, and you'll work closely with leaders across the business to help shape the company's future while building a recruiting organization designed to scale.

Requirements: 

• Based in the United States
• Willing to work on-site in Austin, TX

What We Offer:

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Corporate Gym Membership

Additional Information: 

Aalo Atomics provides a collaborative and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth, intellectually challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Aalo Atomics is an equal opportunity employer and considers all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.

Direct applicants only. No recruiters or staffing agencies, please.